FEATURES
Universal PCI, PCI-X, 3.3V and 5V compatible
Four-port
serial communications card for PCI bus
Supports
RS-422 protocol
Includes
type 16550 UART with 16-byte FIFO buffers
Baud rates
up to 460,800 baud
Choice of
I/O connection methods
Detected
as standard COM ports by Windows 95/98/NT
No base address
or IRQ switches to set
FUNCTIONAL
DESCRIPTION
The PCI-COM422/4
is a four-port, asynchronous serial communications card designed for
use in PCI-Bus computers. It supports RS-422 communications. The card
is 6.1 inches (155 mm) long and may be installed in any 5-volt PCI
slot in IBM and compatible computers.
Type 16550 UARTs
are used as the asynchronous communication elements. These include
a 16-byte transmit/receive FIFO buffer to protect against lost data
in multitasking systems while maintaining 100 percent compatibility
with the original IBM serial port.
A crystal oscillator
is located on the card and permits precise baud rate capability
up to 115,200. Higher baud rates, up to 460,800 baud, are achieved
by changing a jumper on the card. The driver/receivers used, type
75176, are capable of driving extremely long communication lines
at high baud rates. They can drive up to ±60 mA on balanced
lines and receive inputs as low as 200 mV differential signal superimposed
on common mode noise of +12V to -7V. In case of communication conflict,
the driver/receivers feature thermal shutdown.
When the card
is first installed, Windows 95/98/NT will detect it as new hardware
and assign it an IRQ number and base address. There are no switches
to set or base addresses to assign, making it easy to use. From
this point on, the card behaves as standard COM ports at COM 5,6,7,
and 8. You cannot set or change the card's base address, you can
only determine what the system has assigned. The PCI Bus supports
64K of I/O address space so your card's address may be located anywhere
in the 0000 to FFFF range.
INPUT/OUTPUT
CONNECTIONS
There are two I/O
connector configurations. Model PCI-COM422/4 is the standard version
and has a male DB25 connector on the mounting bracket and a breakout
cable provides four DB9 male connectors. This version only requires
one I/O slot. The second configuration, Model PCI-COM422/4 S1, has
two DB9 connectors on the card mounting bracket (Ports A and B) and
two more DB9 connectors on a separate mounting bracket (for Ports
C and D) plus two ribbon cables that will mate with headers on the
card.
Communications
Interface
- I/O Connection:
9-pin D-sub connectors
- Serial
Ports: Four shielded male D-sub 9-pin IBM AT style connectors
compatible with RS-422 specifications. (Note: On Model PCI-COM422/4
the breakout cable terminates with four female D-sub 9-pin
connectors.)
- Character
length: 5, 6, 7, or 8 bits.
- Parity:
Even, odd or none.
- Stop
Interval: 1, 1.5, or 2 bits.
- Serial
Data Rates: Up to 115,200 baud, Asynchronous, A faster range
of rates, up to 460,800, is achieved by jumper selection on
the card. Type 16550 buffered UART.
- Address:
Continuously mappable within 000 to FFFF (hex) range of PCI
bus addresses.
- Receiver
Input Sensitivity: ±200 mV, differential input.
- Common
Mode Rejection: +12V to -7V
- Transmitter
Output Drive Capability: 60 mA, with thermal shutdown.
Environmental
- Operating
Temperature Range: 0° to +60° C
- Storage
temperature Range: -50° to +120° C
- Humidity:
5% to 90%, non-condensing.
- Power
Required: +5VDC at 125 mA typical, -12VDC at 5 mA typical,
+12VDC at 5 mA typical, 750 mW total power consumption.
- Size:
6.1" (155 mm) long by 3.9" (99 mm).
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